Program Specific Info
Students wishing to pursue a career in public accounting as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) will be required by most states to have earned a minimum of 150 credit hours of education in order to sit for the CPA exam. The 150 hours may be comprised of undergraduate hours or a combination of undergraduate and graduate hours.
Requirements
BBA CORE (47 - 50 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- ACCT221 - Principles of Accounting I (3)
- ACCT222 - Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BMKT326 - Principles of Marketing (3)
- BUAD201 - Business Major Qualification (0)
- BUAD205 - Decision Support Tools (3)
- BUAD312 - Professional Communication and Leadership (3)
- BUAD339 - Business Law (3)
- BUAD405 - Analysis for Decision Making (3)
- BUAD412 - Preparing to Meet the Firms (1)
- BUAD485 - Missional Business (3)
- BUAD488 - Seminar in Business Administration (1)
- ECON224 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON225 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- FNCE315 - Principles of Finance (3)
- MGNT334 - Principles of Management (3)
- MGNT350 - Business Operations and Supply Chain Management (3)
- MGNT364 - International Business and Economics (3)
- MGNT464 - Business Strategies (W) (3)
- Select between 0 and 3 credits from the following:
- ACCT461 - Tax Practice (VITA) (SERV-2) (3)
- ACCT492 - Accounting Internship (0 - 3)
- BMKT493 - Marketing Internship (0 - 3)
- BUAD492 - Business Internship (0 - 3)
- ECON492 - Economics Internship (0 - 3)
- FNCE492 - Finance Internship (0 - 3)
- HSSL493 - Senior Living Facility Administration Internship (0 - 3)
- MGNT492 - Management Internship (0 - 3)
- *Complete a minimum of 100 hours of supervised work experience. Participation in one tax season of VITA is deemed to meet the internship requirement.
- BUAD-412 ** Recommend to take in Junior year
BBA COGNATE (4 - 5 Total Credits)- Course(s): CPTE106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
- Select 1 course(s):
- MATH112 - Algebra for College Students (3)
- MATH122 - Precalculus I (3)
- MATH125 - Precalculus (4)
- MATH191 - Calculus I (4)
REQUIRED COURSES (27 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- ACCT311 - Intermediate Accounting I (4)
- ACCT312 - Intermediate Accounting II (4)
- ACCT322 - Cost Accounting (3)
- ACCT443 - Accounting Systems (3)
- ACCT452 - Auditing (3)
- ACCT456 - Federal Taxation (3)
- ACCT494 - Accounting Capstone (1)
- Select ACCT (Accounting) Electives from 300 - 499 (3 credits), excluding:
- ACCT461 - Tax Practice (VITA) (SERV-2) (3)
- ACCT491 - Accounting Practicum (0 - 3)
- ACCT492 - Accounting Internship (0 - 3)
- Select ACCT (Accounting), BMKT (Marketing), BUAD (Business Administration), ECON (Economics), FNCE (Finance), MGNT (Management) Electives from 300 - 499 (3 credits), excluding:
- ACCT261 - Tax Practice (VITA) (SERV-2) (3)
- ACCT461 - Tax Practice (VITA) (SERV-2) (3)
- ACCT491 - Accounting Practicum (0 - 3)
- ACCT492 - Accounting Internship (0 - 3)
- BMKT491 - Marketing Practicum (0 - 3)
- BMKT493 - Marketing Internship (0 - 3)
- BUAD491 - Business Practicum (0 - 3)
- BUAD492 - Business Internship (0 - 3)
- FNCE491 - Finance Practicum (0 - 3)
- FNCE492 - Finance Internship (0 - 3)
- MGNT491 - Management Practicum (0 - 3)
- MGNT492 - Management Internship (0 - 3)
ELECTIVES TO = 124 (1 - 0 Total Credits)- Complete at least 1-0 credits in this area
Grand Total Credits: 124 - 127
Sample Degree Plan
YEAR 1FALL- Course(s):
- Select 1 course(s):
WINTER- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from R-1) Spiritual Development
YEAR 2FALL- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from R-2) Seventh-day Adventist Teachings
- Select 1 credits from P 1-b) Physical Activity
WINTER- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from IN-7) Natural Science
- Select 3 credits from IN-8) Human Development
YEAR 3FALL- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from R-3) Biblical Studies
- Select 3 credits from IN-10) Aesthetic Analysis
WINTER- Course(s):
- Select ACCT (Accounting) Electives from 300 - 499 (3 credits), excluding:
- Select 3 credits from IN-6) Historical Perspectives
- Select 1 credits from P 1-b) Physical Activity
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Upper-division general elective courses (W)
YEAR 4FALL- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: R-4) Religion elective, upper-division (W)
WINTER- Course(s):
- Select ACCT (Accounting), BMKT (Marketing), BUAD (Business Administration), ECON (Economics), FNCE (Finance), MGNT (Management) Electives from courses numbered 300 - 499 (3 credits)
- Excluding 261, 461, 491, 492, 493 courses
Grand Total Credits: 124 - 127